Recently, we brought you news of Mega Man Megamix creator Hitoshi Ariga making an appearance at this month’s FanExpo Canada. Today, our friends at UDON have passed along the official word regarding the event, as well as another taking place in Toronto for those who cannot make it to the convention. First, in addition to [...]

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1. can·on – a basis for judgment; a standard or criterion 2. con·ti·nu·i·ty – an uninterrupted connection, succession, or union A canon, in terms of a fictional universe, is a body of material that is considered to be “genuine” or “official.” The use of the word “canon” in reference to a set of texts derives [...]

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Now that this battle station is fully-armed and operational once again, we can now bring you the final preview page of UDON’s Mega Man Megamix Volume 1, which will be available in comic shops everywhere this Wednesday. This last preview page gives us details of a fan-favorite Robot Master whose past is more mysterious than [...]

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The first volume of UDON’s Mega Man Megamix is only one week away from release, and as promised, they have passed along another preview page from the book’s profile section: Click to enlarge. Did any of you guess correctly?

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Indeed, you did not misread that headline; James Rolfe, aka the Angry Video Game Nerd, known for his vulgar and sometimes grotesque (albeit humorously so) reviews of some of the worst games the hobby has to offer, is not performing his regular run-of-the-mill duties for the Capcom franchise’s best-selling hit. Rather, he is reading the [...]

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Well, it looks like E-Capcom has finally let the cat out of the bag as far as the Rockman.EXE Official Complete Works cover art is concerned. While the contents of the book seem very promising, the cover feels a bit underwhelming; especially when compared to the covers of all the previous Official Complete Works books. [...]

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We have some bad news. It looks like the “Mega Man: Complete History” book we posted about back in July has been canceled. Here’s the official word: “Unfortunately this book will not be published, but we are coming out with a Street Fighter book. I let the person who worked on this book know and [...]

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Not even letting the dust settle from the pre-order announcement of “Mega Man: Complete History“, we have another piece of bad news for your wallet. Get ready to throw your hands up in celebration. Hitoshi Ariga’s “Rockman Megamix” manga is finally coming to the U.S. as “Mega Man Megamix” thanks to Udon. You can actually [...]

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Have you ever wanted to know all about the history of Mega Man? Would you like to read about the series’ conception and how one little blue robot became a videogame icon in extreme detail? Well, you’re in luck! Right now, Barnes & Noble is taking pre-orders for “Mega Man: Complete History”. This paperback history [...]

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Coming on May 26th to Japan will be the second reprints of the first two volumes from the Rockman Megamix manga by artist Hitoshi Ariga. Preorders are now being taken on Amazon of Japan for these 1,600 Yen (approximately $15) books. For collectors, the big draw here is the new covers made for the books [...]

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A peek over at Udon Entertainment’s schedule shows something very interesting. As we know, Udon announced at their Otakon panel that they had just signed the paperwork to translate and publish R20, a huge art book containing classic and X series art. So, here we are months later, and finally we get a peek at [...]

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Ryuusei no Rockman Official Complete Works is out. People are buying it. And if you’ve been wanting to check out what the book holds, we’ve got some exclusive photos of the contents to show you. The book is pretty standard as far as the Official Complete Works series goes. It may be understandable why, when [...]

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After having just put up preorders yesterday, Capcom’s Ryuusei no Rockman 3 site now has a page for the Ryuusei no Rockman Official Complete Works book. While only a small preview, this should give a pretty good idea of what’s to fill the book’s 170+ pages. The detail is pretty amazing. Very sweet. Additionally there’s [...]

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A Japanese online shop has some details about the forthcoming Ryuusei no Rockman (Mega Man Star Force) Official Complete Works. Most important, it has a specified release day of April 1st (hopefully not a joke). It will be 176 pages and A4 format, the same jumbo size as the OCW books for Zero and R20, [...]

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